WRC News Lappi to contest Finnish championship with Mälkönen Esapekka Lappi will contest this year’s Finnish Rally Championship driving a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2, and will be co-driven by Enni Mälkönen. The two-time World… Read more by Luke Barry January 20, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s plan to take his title back Kalle Rovanperä is quick to point it out. Retaining the World Rally Championship title he voluntarily surrendered in 2024 is the “only goal” for 2025…. Read more by Luke Barry January 20, 2025 2 min
WRC Opinion Is Toyota already tactically ahead of Hyundai? Thierry Neuville, Kalle Rovanperä, Ott Tänak, Elfyn Evans, maybe even Adrien Fourmaux? We know the battle to become the 2025 World Rally drivers’ champion is… Read more by Luke Barry January 19, 2025 3 min
WRC Features How Dakar’s new champion vanquished his illustrious rivals When Francis Bacon coined the phrase “knowledge is power”, he wasn’t wrong. Because whoever had it would gain name, fame and strength. After coming through… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 19, 2025 3 min
WRC Features When the Monte was decided on its opening stage The frustration was obviously building. Robert Reid was already out the car, helping the spectators free the Impreza from the bank of snow it had… Read more by Luke Barry January 18, 2025 5 min
WRC Photos M-Sport reveals 2025 WRC livery M-Sport has revealed an updated livery for the 2025 World Rally Championship season – making it the only manufacturer squad to introduce a refreshed look… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 18, 2025 1 min
WRC News How much slower will Rally1 cars be without hybrid? What’s the difference? New tires; no hybrid. Yes, but what’s the difference? It’s the question you and I have been pondering since new Rally1 rules… Read more by David Evans January 18, 2025 5 min
WRC Features My first ride with a World Rally champion It only takes a sprinkling of the mundane to contextualize the surreal moments in your life. Here I am, just off the plane, massively sleep… Read more by Luke Barry January 17, 2025 5 min
WRC Features The fastest growing WRC career There’s a commonly adopted phrase in modern vocabulary that says someone or something’s downfall needs to be studied. But I’m finding myself in need of… Read more by Luke Barry January 17, 2025 5 min
WRC News Six new cars coming to EA Sports WRC Six new cars are coming to the World Rally Championship’s official video game, EA Sports WRC, including the all-conquering Volkswagen Polo R WRC and iconic… Read more by Luke Barry January 16, 2025 2 min
WRC Features Pajari’s calculated approach to his first full WRC season This is a very, very big moment for Sami Pajari. It’s one he’s been dreaming about since he started rallying in 2016. Back then it… Read more by David Evans January 16, 2025 3 min
WRC Podcast The worst title defenses in WRC history Winning the World Rally Championship is the pinnacle of any rally driver’s career, but fairly soon attention turns to the next challenge: retaining that crown… Read more by DirtFish Media January 15, 2025 10 min +
WRC Features Will we see the same Neuville now he’s world champion? He estimates he’d had 11 days off in the seven weeks that have passed since he became World Rally champion. A fitting coincidence given the… Read more by Luke Barry January 15, 2025 5 min
WRC News Why Toyota expects Evans to be faster this year Pressure is for tires… apparently, according to impassioned commentary comments from former England soccer star Alan Shearer. Technically, he’s not wrong. Elfyn Evans was, like… Read more by Luke Barry January 14, 2025 2 min
WRC News Sesks gets six-round WRC program with M-Sport Mārtiņš Sesks will compete on six rounds of the 2025 World Rally Championship with M-Sport, starting with next month’s Rally Sweden. The 25-year-old Latvian shot… Read more by Luke Barry January 14, 2025 3 min
WRC News Neuville reveals Hyundai 2025 car debut timeline The highly-anticipated evolution of Hyundai’s i20 N Rally1 will make its competitive debut at the second round of the World Rally Championship in Sweden. Hyundai… Read more by Luke Barry January 13, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s support for his only “real friend” in WRC Kalle Rovanperä had to stand on the sidelines and watch it happen. It wasn’t his business, he couldn’t get involved. But it still hurt –… Read more by David Evans January 13, 2025 1 min
WRC Features What happened to WRC’s obvious Rally1 candidate? There’s an unwritten rule in motorsport that the winner of a championship’s chief support category should, by rights, earn their place in the top tier… Read more by Luke Barry January 12, 2025 5 min
